Lady Cheng's face revealed a smile, as she wanted to see how Zhuang Ruolan would refuse. Unfortunately for Lady Cheng, Zhuang Ruolan did not refuse, but instead said with a smile-filled face, "As the elder bestows, I dare not decline."
Zhuang Ruolan had never held the extravagant hope that Ma Peng would be hers alone in this lifetime; the notion of a lifetime pair was only found in plays, and only naive girls would believe it. It didn't matter if he had concubines, but she was resolutely not going to allow a Concubine-born child to be born before she had given birth to a son. Lady Cheng and Father-in-law were giving people out, and she accepted it. As for how things would work in her courtyard, that was for her to decide.
Yueyao finished her evening meal and went for a walk in the garden, only to learn from the maids' gossip that her uncle had sent two maids to her Eldest Cousin.
